{"product_id":"armoured-guardsmen-a-war-diary-june-1944april-1945-9780850527483","title":"Armoured Guardsmen : A War Diary, June 1944-April 1945","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eArmoured Guardsmen : A War Diary, June 1944-April 1945\u003c\/strong\u003e by Boscowen, Robert. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780850527483.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe outbreak of World War II brought many changes to Britains Brigade of Guards. The dress-parade units had always maintained a full combat capacity and made a relatively easy transition into a new unit, the Guards Armoured Division. The Guards landed in Normandy on D+4 and steadily fought their way across northern Europe.\n\nRobert Boscawen was a tank commander in the 1st Coldstream Guards and had four tanks shot from under him. On the fourth occasion he was badly wounded and burned, making a difficult postwar recovery. The years after the war, however, also brought both business and political success, culminating in a 23-year career in Parliament. Boscawens account of Britains elite at war is based on his wartime diaries.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Pen \u0026 Sword Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44989243424821,"sku":"ByrdShop_0850527481","price":226.73,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9780850527483_8d950764-d70c-4883-b4d8-7aebe31fc9a5.jpg?v=1778663271","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/armoured-guardsmen-a-war-diary-june-1944april-1945-9780850527483","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}